Population, ages 12-18, total in Canada
Canada: Population, ages 12-18, total was 2.74 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-18, total in Canada, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.74 million for population, ages 12-18, total in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-18, total in Canada peaked at 3.03 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 1990.
Canada ranks 56th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.67 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 million | 2.88 million | 3.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 million | 2.74 million | 2.96 million | 6 |
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More education data for Canada
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 141,045 (2000)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-18, total in Canada?
- Population, ages 12-18, total in Canada was 2.74 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-18, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-18, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for population, ages 12-18, total?
- Canada ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-18, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-18, total is the total population age 12-18.